If you have never heard of spoken word poetry, then Sarah Kay is a good place to start. She has given two Ted Talks, and you can find countless videos of her performances on YouTube (here is one of my favorites). The graphic above was inspired mostly by one of the Ted Talks that she… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Radiolab: Oops, I just killed the oldest tree in the world
I have been listening to Radiolab non-stop lately. I came across the show for the first time about a month ago, and I just can’t stop listening. The topics are always interesting, and the production is incredible. And it’s a great source for visual note taking – all you have is audio, so you can… Continue Reading
Stephen Jay Gould: Objectivity in Science
I have been reading Stephen Jay Gould’s The Mismeasure of Man (Revised & Expanded) a book that describes a very specific example of how scientists have used flawed statistics and faulty logic to provide support for a idea that tugged on the emotional strings of many: that intelligence is a measurable, genetically fixed quality (implication: different races have… Continue Reading
Kathryn Schulz: Making Peace With Regret
We all deal with regret, but how we deal with it varies greatly. I recently watched Kathryn Schulz’s TedTalk in which she describes the traditionally accepted stages of regret, and proposes one last stage that she thinks needs to be added: making peace with your regret. Go watch the TedTalk, then come back and look… Continue Reading
